CF105 - Avro Arrow - RL 201 - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

The only markings visible on the aircraft are RL 201. This small park features signs commemorating the first flight of the Avro Arrow, pilot Janusz Zurakowski, and has a replica of the aircraft on display on a pedestal.

After four years of work by 14000 people, the first Avro Arrow is wheeled out onto the runway. Canada's first supersonic fighter plane makes its triumphant first flight. The Story At 9:52 a.m. on March 25, 1958, Arrow RL-201 roars into the skies above Malton.

This plane, marked RL 201 is on display in Zurakowski park in Barry's Bay, along with information about the pilot Janusz Zurakowski.

The Arrow's maiden flight

At 9:52 a.m. on March 25, 1958, Arrow RL-201 roars into the skies above Malton for the Avro Arrow's first test flight. Three kilometres below, all non-essential Avro staff pour out of the plant to watch their plane circle overhead. Some 35 minutes later, the Arrow touches down and comes to a halt, braking parachutes trailing behind. Test pilot Janusz Zurakowski, from Barry's Bay Ontario, who is given a hero's welcome, complains only that the cockpit has no clock.

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See the actual flight on youtube here.
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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Avro Arrow Tail Number: (S/N): RL201 Construction:: replica Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Park inside / outside: outside Access restrictions: No access restrictions to the park Other Information:: Not listed

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